'Paymaster' definitions:
Definition of 'paymaster'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person in charge of paying wages
Definition of 'Paymaster'
From: GCIDE
- Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'paymaster'
From: GCIDE
- Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. [1913 Webster]
- Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paymaster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accountant,
- auditor,
- bookkeeper,
- bursar,
- cashier,
- cashkeeper,
- chamberlain,
- compensator,
- comptroller,
- controller,
- curator,
- defrayer,
- depositary,
- depository,
- financial officer,
- liquidator,
- payer,
- purse bearer,
- purser,
- ratepayer,
- receiver,
- recompenser,
- remunerator,
- steward,
- taxpayer,
- treasurer,
- trustee